Huey P. Long Bridge work done ahead of schedule -- and other Jazz and Razz

JAZZ: Workers were able to get a new steel truss atop the widened Huey P. Long Bridge hours more quickly than expected, so the bridge was reopened to traffic last weekend nine hours ahead of schedule. Officials credited careful planning by the project's contractors, MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., TRAYLOR BROTHERS INC. and IHI INC.

JAZZ: Chef JOHN FOLSE invited heavy-hitters from the culinary world to Louisiana to see for themselves the damage being caused by the BP oil spill. The group will tour the area early next week and then speak out about what the Gulf's bounty means to them at a press conference with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

JAZZ: The New Orleans Police Department's 8TH DISTRICT quickly recovered two Blue Dog paintings that were stolen from artist George Rodrigue's French Quarter gallery on Friday. Acting on a tip, officers found the paintings, worth $40,000, in a shed on North Broad Street.